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	Four Brothers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		"Four Brothers" is a jazz standard composed by Jimmy Giuffre and performed by the Woody Herman Orchestra.
		The song features four saxes (three tenors and one baritone) in an arrangement that gives each "brother" a solo and culminates in a hard-swinging sax section chorus.
		All four played in a light-vibrato style that was originated by Lester Young of the Count Basie Orchestra and popularized by Stan Getz.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Four_Brothers (148 words)

	April 2005 \| blackfilm.com \| features \| set visit \| Four Brothers
		The film is produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures with a slated release for August 2005.
		Also, Four Brothers takes place during the winter and Canada was an ideal place to shoot the exterior shots for the film.
		The film is still four months away from release, but it seems to me that all the pieces are in place for a good film.
	www.blackfilm.com /20050408/features/fourbrothers.shtml (3452 words)

	Four Brothers (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Four Brothers is a 2005 movie starring Tyrese, Andre Benjamin, Mark Wahlberg, and Garrett Hedlund.
		It is a loose remake of The Sons of Katie Elder.
		The seemingly-random murder of their adoptive mother in a convenience store sends four brothers to Detroit on the path of vengeance when they uncover a tangled criminal web involving a local kingpin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Four_Brothers_(movie) (499 words)

	Ottawa XPress - Film - Four Brothers
		The film is replete with the car chases, one-liners, ass-slapping and boisterous banter that constitute the core of action flicks, and boasts as its richest component the incredible chemistry between the four main actors.
		Their mother in the beginning of the movie was shot in a grocery robbery, and the four brothers got together to find out who the killer was, and all in all i believe they did that for the community as well, because their mother was a rolemodel in the community of Detroit.
		Four Brothers is pure action, although there is great chemistry between the "brothers" and the family bond does come across as believable.
	www.ottawaxpress.ca /film/film.aspx?iIDArticle=6895 (4016 words)

	Four Brothers (2005)
		After their adoptive mother is murdered during a grocery store holdup, four brothers reunite to take the matter of her death into their own hands.
		That's one of the film's only flaws, and it's a minor one, unless you live in Detroit or Toronto, where it was filmed, and with the kind of abandon that made people dub Rumble in the Bronx Rumble in Vancouver.
		Though it's not as strong a family drama as The Brothers McMullen, for example, the four leads are plausible as both sons and foster brothers, with one obvious exception that becomes a plot point.
	www.reel.com /movie.asp?MID=140894&buy=open&Tab=reviews&CID=13 (764 words)

	IGN: Four Brothers Review
		The Mercer brothers set out to find the killers and soon discover that there is a whole lot more behind her death than the act of simple hoods.
		Four Brothers is an entertaining film, but it's missing that extra something a director of Singleton's caliber should have been able to give it.
		Brothers is, at the end of the day, a shallow and largely forgettable film.
	filmforce.ign.com /articles/641/641253p1.html (888 words)

	Four Brothers - The Hollywood News - www.TheHollywoodNews.com - The Ultimate News and Previews Website
		Four Brothers marks the return of John Singleton who appears to be enjoying a pleasant season as a producer thanks to his discovery of Craig Brewer’s excellent Hustle and Flow.
		Upon digging into the nasty underbelly of Detroit, the four brothers are lead to nasty gangster Victor Sweet (gleefully played by an excellent Chiwetel Ejiofor) who may or may not be behind the hit that cost them their mother.
		Four Brothers is essentially an urban western, no surprise given that the western is a genre close to Singleton’s heart.
	www.thehollywoodnews.com /reviews/3178.php (1126 words)

	Four Brothers film review
		The plot bears an uncanny resemblance to Four Brothers in which four sons return to Detroit for the funeral of their murdered mother and then proceed to hunt down her killers.
		Four Brothers boasts shoot outs that are more akin to scenes from a western than a contemporary urban drama.
		The brothers, brandishing an arsenal that would shame some countries, engage in brazen gunfights in broad daylight while the public, not to mention the police, are conspicuous by their absence.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /entertainment/film/reviews/four_brothers.html (430 words)

	:: rogerebert.com :: Reviews :: Four Brothers (xhtml)
		John Singleton's "Four Brothers" is an urban Western, or maybe it's an urban movie inspired by a Western; either way, it's intended to be more mythic than realistic.
		But as the brothers look at the tape from the security camera, they're struck by how ruthlessly she was murdered; they turn up evidence suggesting maybe there was something more to this killing.
		As long as we're talking about the influence of old movies, a crucial clue in "Four Brothers" involves when the lights are turned off on a basketball court; I was reminded of the almanac in John Ford's "Young Mr.
	rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050811/REVIEWS/50727006/1023 (821 words)

	Four Brothers movie Review at The Z Review UK movie review
		Four foster brothers reunite on a cold snowy day when their foster mother (Fionnula Flanagan) is killed during a convenience store robbery.
		Sure this film is basically just a revenge flick but it’s the way it’s presented and the characterizations of the brothers that makes this film probably the best film Singleton has made in five years.
		At the centre of the film are the four brothers of the title.
	www.thezreview.co.uk /reviews/f/fourbrothers.htm (1506 words)

	Four Brothers
		Like Singleton's four brothers, the Elders are preceded by their reputation and harassed by a young lawman who's eager to catch them, even if they haven't done anything yet.
		Four Brothers is at its best when the brothers are shown horsing around the house and busting each other's chops.
		The brothers eventually learn that their mom's death was part of a conspiracy, perhaps involving local crime lord Victor Sweet (Chiwetel Ejiofor).
	www.azcentral.com /ent/movies/articles/0812fourbrothers0812.html (606 words)

	Hour.ca - Film - Movie details - Four Brothers
		The four tough guys of the title all have their appealing quirks, and it's evident that the actors had a good time pushing and shoving each other in a common cause.
		Four brothers follows the quest for revenge of the sons of an assassinated lady.
		The brother all share the same bond that is their adopted mother, but their mother they end up finding out has been murder, and they have been lied to.
	www.hour.ca /film/movie.aspx?iIDFilm=8141 (5537 words)

	PIXELSURGEON \| Reviews \| Movies \| Four Brothers
		These quivering mouth moments are intercut with the brothers’ visual "memories" of Evelyn at the table, she’s telling the boys to sit up straight and eat with their mouths shut, she’s smiling and cast in sickly soft white light.
		The four adopted brothers are two white and two fl, and to be honest, any of the characters could have been any combination of colours and it wouldn’t make any difference at all.
		Four Brothers is like a bad Seventies chase film gone wrong, a piss take that is willfully serious to the point where you have to cover your mouth to muffle the laughter forcing its way out.
	www.pixelsurgeon.com /reviews/review.php?id=838 (1060 words)

	FilmJerk.com - Film Review: Four Brothers
		“Four Brothers” opens with moments of incredible emotion: Evelyn’s brutal murder, the funeral and unfortunate reunion of the brothers, and Bobby weeping privately in the bathroom.
		“Brothers” is a violent revenge fantasy (shades of the John Wayne film, “The Sons of Katie Elder”), but it borders one genre I didn’t expect: the cartoon.
		Singleton’s film is in the spirit of “Death Wish” and “Shaft,” or any other film where men shoot first, shoot again, then try to squeeze in some questions.
	www.filmjerk.com /new/article1387.html (728 words)

	slant // magazine.com: Film Review - Four Brothers
		Four delinquent brothers of different races, raised by the same saintly, tough-as-nails matron (Fionnula Flanagan), converge on their Detroit slum one Thanksgiving weekend to find Mom's killer.
		None of the emotionally-scarred brothers are sold on the random-gang-violence explanation, and each sets out to explore all possibilities, unafraid to leave dead bodies scattered in their wake.
		Four Brothers is predictably full of a-ha moments, none more chilling than Wahlberg suddenly appearing on the horizon of a snowscape, ready to mercilessly complete his vengeance.
	www.slantmagazine.com /film/film_review.asp?ID=1744 (415 words)

	Four Brothers - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution movie review \| AccessAtlanta
		Rough-and-tumble and sometimes raucously funny, "Four Brothers" can't decide if it wants to be a bloody revenge movie or a heartwarming family piece, so it settles on being a bit of both and the heck with smooth transitions.
		"Four Brothers" is an urban riff on an old John Wayne Western, "The Sons of Katie Elder," about four brothers seeking to avenge their mother's death.
		When Evelyn Mercer (a twinkly-eyed Fionnula Flanagan) is killed in what seems to be a random grocery-store robbery, her four adopted sons, who haven't seen each other in a long time, show up for her funeral.
	www.accessatlanta.com /movies/content/shared/movies/reviews/F/fourbrothers/ajc.html (654 words)

	Four Brothers (2005) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Four Brothers is a gritty, testosterone-fueled crowd pleaser that mixes drama, action, and humor.
		They didn't turn out to be saints, but as one cop says, "They're Congressmen compared to what they would've been." Now their mother, just an old lady always trying to do good, is dead and the cops don't seem to be doing anything about it.
		Wrongs have to be made right, and the brothers decide they're the ones that have to make it right.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0430105 (848 words)

	CNN.com - Review: 'Four Brothers' delivers the goods - Aug 12, 2005
		Four adopted brothers -- two white and two fl -- are reunited when their mother, Evelyn Mercer (Fionnula Flanagan), is murdered during an apparent holdup at a small grocery store.
		All four are tough, street-smart guys who would probably be dead or in prison if it hadn't been for their mother.
		But it's not the first film -- and won't be the last -- in which the heroes fail to suffer the consequences of their actions.
	www.cnn.com /2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/12/review.four.brothers (647 words)

	Film Review: Four Brothers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		After their adoptive mother is murdered during a grocery store hold-up, the brothers are re-united after many years apart and take matters into their own hands to track down her killer/s.
		Four Brothers is no different, as the boys tear up the town, asking questions by any means necessary.
		His transition from music to film is very smooth and his portrayel of the family man trying to make a better future is emotionally involving.
	www.iofilm.co.uk /fm/f/four_brothers_2005.shtml (474 words)

	Four Brothers Set Visit - ComingSoon.net
		Mark and Garret sit on the roof of the Mercer house, rehearsing a scene early in the film as they try to come to grips with their foster mother's murder - the pivotal event that brings the brother's back together and sets the story in motion.
		Four Brothers is a gray film - gray covers the characters, the scene, the movie, the moral lassitude the film lives in.
		Singleton sent the four brothers off to hang out and bond prior to shooting, and over the course of production they've gotten very comfortable with each other.
	comingsoon.net /news/topnews.php?id=10203 (4791 words)

	Four Brothers (2005): Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin, John Singleton
		The four brothers come home for their mother’s funeral, and also to learn how and why she was killed.
		Singleton’s direction is right on target in this film as he shows us the strong bonds between the brothers and the real affection they share not only with each other but also with their adoptive mother.
		The film is rated R for profanity, violence and nudity.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /click/movie-1148400/reviews.php?critic=columns&sortby=default&page=5&rid=1426975 (578 words)

	AllHipHop.com : Reviews
		From its snowy, Motown-fueled opening to its frozen lake climax with a nice, unexpectedly pro-union twist, "Four Brothers" is a bare-knuckled, take-no-prisoners action romp rooted in gravitas.
		The least developed of the brothers, Hedlund's Jack hints at the corners of an abusive foster home past and an easy acceptance of his role as lowest on the brotherly totem pole, gamely taking ribbing about his dubious sexuality and being stuck with the worst weapons (he gets a crowbar while everyone else gets guns).
		Whereas the chemistry among all four brothers is believably tight, the support suffers in comparison, despite amiable casting.
	www.allhiphop.com /reviews?ID=642 (911 words)

	Four Brothers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In their 20s and 30s, the four are still a rough bunch and still close.
		While being questioned by the police, all the brothers repeatedly use crude slang to tell the cops that they were having sex with the officersâ wives at the time of the crime in question.
		Four Brothers is packed with action violence, some of which is bloody and/or gory.
	www.pluggedinonline.com /movies/movies/a0002285.cfm (1444 words)

	CanMag- Movies- Four Brothers Review
		The brothers discover the identities of the 'shooters' the first night of investigating from a local bartender [a bartender knows and the cops don't?], which quickly leads them into a conflict with the persons mentioned.
		The film hosts a good number of gun fights, which seem to contain no pedestrians, bystanders, passing cars, police [where the hell are they?] or even a couple of extras in the background.
		Four Brothers is a film that should do OK in the box office, but it does disappointing me to say that this film could have been good.
	www.canmag.com /news/4/3/1773 (964 words)

	FOUR BROTHERS
		The title refers to four Detroit children abandoned by everyone, including the welfare system, until they were taken in by foster mother Evelyn Mercer (Fionnula Flanagan).
		The premise of Four Brothers owes a lot to a 1965 western, The Sons of Katie Elder, but you can also see that film's influence in the consistently smart decisions made by director John Singleton and his crew.
		In fact, given its lean script, strong acting and punchy direction, Four Brothers has to be regarded as one of the most professional and entertaining action films of the year.
	filmjournal.com /filmjournal/reviews/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001014295&imw=Y (500 words)

	MSN Encarta - Warner Brothers
		The founders were four American brothers: Harry M(orris) Warner (1881-1958), Albert Warner (1884-1967), Samuel L(ewis) Warner (1887-1927), and Jack L(eonard) Warner (1892-1978).
		The three oldest brothers were born in Poland and the youngest was born in Canada in London, Ontario.
		Warner Bros. films of this period range from topical melodrama to elaborate musicals, stylish film noir, and large-scale historical epics.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761556141/Warner_Brothers.html (473 words)

	Four Brothers (2005): Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin, Garrett Hedlund - PopMatters Film Review
		Four Brothers falls fast and hard on the Shaft side of that formulation -- noisy, nutty, and proudly excessive.
		Four Brothers practices the sort of chilling logic whereby the good guys are plainly outrageous, but compared to the Head Villain, they look rational.
		Along the way, the brothers and their increasingly pathetic adversaries indulge in all manner of licensed or officially overlooked violence, because making things right for your mama is all that matters.
	www.popmatters.com /film/reviews/f/four-brothers.shtml (1260 words)

	Four Brothers Film Review - Time Out Film
		The four eponymous siblings were adopted as delinquent kids by tough-talking foster mum Evelyn Mercer (Fionnula Flanagan).
		Her time on screen is shortlived; she is gunned down in a grocery store after giving a shoplifting teen a stiff but kind-hearted lecture on social behaviour.
		A shame, then, that the film’s dogged by too many anomalies and loose ends and, in the end, by a lack of tension.
	www.timeout.com /film/82993.html?cinema_id=202 (335 words)

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